HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from Gov. OES 07.17.08 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,Governor
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES 0 ES
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY DIVISION CALIFORNIA
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July 17, 2008
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JUL 2 8 2008
OROVILLE,CALIFORNIA
Mr. Curt Josiassen, Chairperson
Butte County Board of Supervisors
25 County Center Drive
Oroville, California 95965
Dear Chairperson Josiassen:
The U.S. Small Business Administration has declared the primary counties of Butte,
Sutter and Yuba and contiguous counties of Colusa, Glenn,Nevada,Placer,Plumas,
Sacramento, Sierra,Tehama and Yolo a disaster area. This declaration is a result of a June
27, 2008,USDA disaster designation due to agricultural losses caused by unseasonable freeze
conditions that occurred April 19 and 20, 2008.
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services is providing the enclosed information
regarding this declaration. Please inform interested individuals, businesses, and city officials
within your county of this declaration and information.
Sincerely,
KARMA HACKNEY
.Program Manager
Enclosure
c: Butte County OES
Deputy Director, Regional Operations BUTTE COTj'N-rY
OES Regional Administrator ADMLNISMATION
AUG 0 5 2008
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Declaration
SBA #11317- Unseasonable Freeze Conditions
Declaration The following table illustrates the declaration information.
Information
Eligible Primary County(s): Butte, Sutter,Yuba
Colusa,Glenn,Nevada, Placer,
Eligible Contiguous County(s): Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra,Tehama
and Yolo
June 27, 2008,USDA Designation for
Reason/Event: Unseasonable Freeze Conditions that
occurred April 19 and 20, 2008
Assistance made available by SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans
declaration:
Application deadline for business February 27,2009
economic injury:
Small,non-farm businesses and small
agricultural cooperatives. Small
Who may apply: businesses include those that do business
y directly with the growers, such as
truckers and suppliers of agricultural
equipment or services.
Contact SBA at 1-800-659-2955, or visit
SBA's website at:
How to apply: www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
Hearing impaired individuals may call
1-800-877-8339.